diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1 b/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1
index b1ffe1f75..773442105 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1
@@ -429,6 +429,10 @@ function Build-PackageManagementEnvironmentTable {
         @{
             "Name" = "VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT"
             "Value" = $env:VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
+        },
+        @{
+            "Name" = "VCPKG_ROOT"
+            "Value" = $env:VCPKG_ROOT
         }
     ) | ForEach-Object {
         [PSCustomObject] @{
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
index 731de8b1b..39823e42f 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs vcpkg
 ################################################################################
 
-# Set env variable for vcpkg
-VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT=/usr/local/share/vcpkg
-echo "VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT=${VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}" | tee -a /etc/environment
+# Set env variables for vcpkg
+VCPKG_ROOT=/usr/local/share/vcpkg
+echo "VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT=${VCPKG_ROOT}" | tee -a /etc/environment
+echo "VCPKG_ROOT=${VCPKG_ROOT}" | tee -a /etc/environment
 
 # Install vcpkg
-git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
+git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg $VCPKG_ROOT
 
-$VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
-$VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/vcpkg integrate install
-chmod 0777 -R $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
-ln -sf $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/vcpkg /usr/local/bin
+$VCPKG_ROOT/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
+$VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg integrate install
+chmod 0777 -R $VCPKG_ROOT
+ln -sf $VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg /usr/local/bin
 
 invoke_tests "Tools" "Vcpkg"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/macos/provision/core/vcpkg.sh b/images/macos/provision/core/vcpkg.sh
index a1ac7c254..70e3371fa 100644
--- a/images/macos/provision/core/vcpkg.sh
+++ b/images/macos/provision/core/vcpkg.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e -o pipefail
 source ~/utils/utils.sh
 
-# Set env variable for vcpkg
-VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT=/usr/local/share/vcpkg
-echo "export VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT=${VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}" | tee -a ~/.bashrc
+# Set env variables for vcpkg
+VCPKG_ROOT=/usr/local/share/vcpkg
+echo "export VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT=${VCPKG_ROOT}" | tee -a ~/.bashrc
+echo "export VCPKG_ROOT=${VCPKG_ROOT}" | tee -a ~/.bashrc
 
 # Install vcpkg
-git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
-$VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
-$VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/vcpkg integrate install
-chmod -R 0777 $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
-ln -sf $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/vcpkg /usr/local/bin
+git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg $VCPKG_ROOT
+$VCPKG_ROOT/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
+$VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg integrate install
+chmod -R 0777 $VCPKG_ROOT
+ln -sf $VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg /usr/local/bin
 
 invoke_tests "Common" "vcpkg"
diff --git a/images/macos/software-report/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1 b/images/macos/software-report/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1
index b18206f6d..01955e019 100644
--- a/images/macos/software-report/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1
+++ b/images/macos/software-report/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1
@@ -562,6 +562,10 @@ function Build-PackageManagementEnvironmentTable {
         @{
             "Name" = "VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT"
             "Value" = $env:VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
+        },
+        @{
+            "Name" = "VCPKG_ROOT"
+            "Value" = $env:VCPKG_ROOT
         }
     ) | ForEach-Object {
         [PSCustomObject] @{
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-Vcpkg.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-Vcpkg.ps1
index 76e7d24f5..a2e440dd1 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-Vcpkg.ps1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-Vcpkg.ps1
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ Invoke-Expression "$InstallDir\$VcpkgExecPath integrate install"
 Add-MachinePathItem $InstallDir
 $env:Path = Get-MachinePath
 setx VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT $InstallDir /M
+setx VCPKG_ROOT $InstallDir /M
 
 Invoke-PesterTests -TestFile "Tools" -TestName "Vcpkg"
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1 b/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1
index 1c36a9844..25aa98471 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Common.psm1
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ function Build-PackageManagementEnvironmentTable {
         @{
             "Name" = "VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT"
             "Value" = $env:VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
+        },
+        @{
+            "Name" = "VCPKG_ROOT"
+            "Value" = $env:VCPKG_ROOT
         }
     )
     if (Test-IsWin19) {
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/Tests/Tools.Tests.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/Tests/Tools.Tests.ps1
index 0f4a36846..a05f79249 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/Tests/Tools.Tests.ps1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/Tests/Tools.Tests.ps1
@@ -153,9 +153,13 @@ Describe "Vcpkg" {
     It "env variable VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT is set" {
         $env:VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
     }
+
+    It "env variable VCPKG_ROOT is set" {
+        $env:VCPKG_ROOT | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
+    }
   
-    It "VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT directory" {
-        $env:VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT | Should -Exist
+    It "VCPKG_ROOT directory" {
+        $env:VCPKG_ROOT | Should -Exist
     }
 }